Annular solar eclipse. Solar ring seen around the Moon at the midpoint of an annular solar eclipse. This occurs when the Moon is at a distant point,as opposed to the complete covering of the solar disc seen in a total solar eclipse,where the Moon is closer to the Earth. This image was obtained with an H-alpha filter,revealing the chromosphere,a reddish layer of the Sun's atmosphere. This layer is much brighter than,and drowns out,the fainter corona (outermost layer) that is seen in a total solar eclipse. This is the annular eclipse that took place on 3 October 2005,here photographed from Spain | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / Laveder, Laurent |
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